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I press a kiss to my wife’s cheek, and she softens immediately, just like I knew she would. “Look at them, Livy.”
She doesn’t take the bait. She just glares at me.
I don’t lie to my wife. Ever. So I tell her the complete truth. “You are the love of my life. And you make me happier than I’ve ever been.” I rub my hands up and down her arms. “I just want that for my sister. I want her to wake up every day feeling like she’s won the lottery. Feeling like because Noah exists in this world, she knows true love. Because that’s how I feel every damn day with you. Marrying you, loving you, was the best damn decision I’ve ever made.”
“Beckett.” That single word is breathless, her eyes wide.
I duck, bringing my lips to hers. “I love you.”
She drapes her arms over my shoulders. “I love you too, baby.”
“Forgive me?”
“Always.”
Every word is true. Even six years later, I still sit in awe of this woman. Sometimes I can’t believe she’s my wife.
As we slowly spin, I spot my sister with her head tipped back and her arms looped around Noah’s neck, with a sneaky smile on her lips.
She thinks she’s gotten one over on me.
I don’t even care, because Noah is staring back at her with a look of complete adoration. My sister deserves what Livy and I have. And if I was a betting man, I’d put all my money on Noah Harrison being the one to give it to her.
FIFTY
NOAH
“Your brothers areall staring at us.”
I spin with her in my arms so she can see the four of them standing at the bar, eyes trained in our direction.
With a shrug, she focuses on me again. “Don’t look at them. Look at me.”
I smile. Fuck, do I love this girl. “Okay, baby. I can do that.”
Tonight has been incredible. Holding her in public like this is a dream come true. It’s been six years since the last time I could do it, and now that I’ve gotten another taste of how it feels, I’m unwilling to stop. We’ve danced for three songs already, and I plan to hold her for the rest of the night.
“If you couldn’t play hockey, what would you do?” she asks.
Surprise flashes through me, making my heart stutter. “Still trying to make a decision about your future?”
She shakes her head. “I’ve made up my mind.”
“Care to share?”
She tips her head back and beams up at me. “Eventually. Not tonight, though.”
I nod. I’m okay with that. Honestly, she doesn’t have to work, but like me, there’s no way she could just sit still.
“So what would I do if I couldn’t play hockey?” I repeat her question. “Maybe coach Ollie’s little league?”
She giggles, the tinkling sound the prettiest music. “That doesn’t pay.”
“I don’t need the money. And it would pay in quality time with my son, which is all I really want.”
She hums. “Do you want more kids?”
The smile that splits my face is huge. I can’t help it. We might have played with the kink of it all, teasing about impregnating her, but this is a real conversation, and it’s the first one we’ve had on the subject. If it wasn’t obvious to everyone in this room that I’m in love with Sienna before now, there’s no way they can’t see the hearts in my eyes at this moment. I tug her closer, squeezing her soft waist. “Before meeting you, no,” I say honestly. “And if I never found you again, absolutely not. Ollie is my world. And if you don’t want any, that’s okay too.”
